@CylestyneWell you are not the only one who has lived in these places. Guess what do they call a FJ40 a Jeep! I am sorry but it is not the lack of proper vocabulary its called marketing! Just to let you know what you use in your everyday vocabulary just might brand name of products used wrong in other wrods genericized trademarks. Btw these are taken from wikipedia.org its encyclopedia. Have fun!
List of genericized trademarks:
The following list comprises those marks which were originally created and used as trademarks, but which have subsequently become entirely synonymous with the common name of the relevant product or service. Marks which appear in this list have become so generic that their former status as proprietary trademarks is often unknown to the general public. Such marks may therefore be considered "fully generic", whereas marks which are at risk of becoming generic are listed in the next section.
Allen wrench (or Allen key)- hexagonal screwdriver (A rarity among generic words, 'Allen wrench' is no longer trademarked, but is still capitalized because it is named after a company)
aspirin - ASA (acetylsalicylic acid; remains as a registered trademark in many places around the world in the name of Bayer, but not in the United States)
bikini - two-piece swimsuit for women
brassiere - women's undergarment used for breast support
BX - flexible, metal-armored electrical cable
cellophane - transparent paper
celluloid - film material
cola - soft drink; genericized part of Coca-Cola (see definition 2 at [3]) Arguably, the word "cola" had a weak claim to the originality required for trademark status in the first place, since it is a logical name for a beverage derived from the cola nut. In some parts of the United States, "coke" is a generic word for any soft drink.
comptometer - adding machine
Crock pot - Crock-Pot is sold by Rival Industries, but "crock pot" and "crockpot" are common synonyms used by cooks to describe slow cookers.
doona - Australian brand of duvets
dry ice - frozen carbon dioxide
escalator - moving staircase
gramophone - record player
granola - oat and fruit bar
hoagie - sandwich
heroin - diacetylmorphine; originally registered by Bayer as a pain reliever
hula hoop - toy hoop; originally made of various materials, generic name trademarked by Wham-O when it was redesigned in plastic in the late 1950's
immunogen - substance that invokes immune response in the body[4]
jake brake - truck braking device
jungle gym - play structure (from 'Junglegym')
kiwi fruit - formerly known as "Chinese gooseberries"; new name not trademarked, but Zespri trademark later introduced for New Zealand kiwis
LP - long playing record
lanolin - purified, wax-like substance from sheep's wool
laundromat - Originally a term developed by Westinghouse for washing machines, but usually considered a generic term for a coin operated laundry
linoleum - floor covering
merry widow - strapless corset
milk of magnesia - saline-type laxative; Phillip's
mimeograph - reproduction machine
plasterboard - formed gypsum building material
pianola - player piano
pogo stick - bouncing stick (trademark was one word, 'Pogo')
spandex - polyurethane fiber[5]; an anagram of "expands" [6]; DuPont later introduced new trademark, Lycra
tabloid - originally a type of medication
tarmac (or tarmacadam) - road surfacing; the word tarmac is sometimes used to refer to airport runways, but properly it is the hardstanding or parking area that is the tarmac
touch-tone - dual tone multi-frequency telephone signaling. AT&T states "formerly a trademark of AT&T"[7]
trampoline - sports equipment
Webster's dictionary - the publishers with the strongest link to the original are Merriam-Webster, but they have a trademark only on "Merriam-Webster", and other dictionaries are legally published as "Webster's Dictionary" [8] [9]
yo-yo - toy
zeppelin - dirigible airship
zip code - postal code (US)
zipper - zip fastener